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The Reason I Jump and Acasa, My Home
Acasa, My Home (Country: Romania; Year: 2020; Director: Radu Ciorniciuc)
In the wilderness of the Bucharest Delta, nine children and their parents lived in perfect harmony with nature for 20 years – until they are chased out and forced to adapt to life in the big city.
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Beautiful Something Left Behind (Country: Denmark; Year: 2020; Director: Katrine Philp)
New Jersey’s Good Grief counseling center offers a holistic approach to mourning. This film offers a child's perspective of grief.
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Influence (Year: 2020; Director: Diana Neille, Richard Poplak; Writer: South Africa, Canada)
Charting the recent advancements in weaponised communication by investigating the rise and fall of the world's most notorious public relations and reputation management firm: the British multinational Bell Pottinger.
Mayor (Country: US, UK; Year: 2020; Director: David Osit; Stars: Musa Hadid)
Portrait of the Christian mayor of Ramallah during his second term in office.
The Reason I Jump (Country: US, UK; Year: 2020; Director: Jerry Rothwell; Writer: Naoki Higashida; Stars: Narrated by, Jordan O'Donegan)
Based on the book by Naoki Higashida this immersive film explores the experiences of nonspeaking autistic people around the world.
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Stray Stray
Stray and The Walrus And The Whistleblower
Songs Of Repression (Country: Denmark; Year: 2020; Director: Marianne Hougen-Moraga, Estephan Wagner; Writer: Marianne Hougen-Moraga, Estephan Wagner)
Considering the lasting trauma of decades of abuse in a German religious community in Chile.
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Stray (Country: Turkey, Hong Kong; Year: 2020; Director: Elizabeth Lo)
The world of Zeytin, a stray dog living life on the streets of Istanbul.
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The Walrus And The Whistleblower (Country: Canada; Year: 2020; Director: Nathalie Bibeau; Writer: Nathalie Bibeau, Christina Clark; Stars: Phil Demers, Doug Draper, John Holer, Jimmy Kimmel, Peter Mansbridge, Elizabeth May, Joe Rogan)
The story of an animal trainer turned whistleblower and the walrus he loves.
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